Www.greencollarcareers.ca A TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative initiative supported by the Ontario Power Authority and the Toronto District School Board.

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A TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative initiative supported by the Ontario Power Authority and the Toronto District School Board

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 An educational initiative that brings students and industry together through engaging and relevant secondary-school co-op placements focused on the green energy sector  Placed over 55 students to date and reached over 6000 youth spreading the message of green jobs and Ontario’s new green economy About the Green Collar Careers program

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Most people begin to select their career field in high school Most students are unaware of the Green Collar sector Green Collar Awareness Student Survey

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why a green collar career? Engineering and Architecture A key concern among the engineering and architecture sectors is the shortage of specialized personnel needed to carry out condition assessments, perform energy modeling and deliver on retrofit projects. Source: Kesik, Ted. Tower Renewal Workforce Challenges and Opportunities: Mayor’s Tower Renewal, Skilled Trades Nearly 50,000 workers in the Ontario construction industry are set to retire in the next several years Source: Campbell, Murray. Skilled Workers a Retiring Species: Globe and Mail, Solar Industry A 2009 poll of Canada’s solar industry found that companies anticipate a growth of 101% in the number of full-time equivalents to be employed by the end of 2011 Source: Electricity Sector Council: Labour Force Survey of the Canadian Solar Industry, 2009.

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the triple bottom line social, environmental and economic benefit Solar PV Creates 12 Times More Jobs Than Nuclear--15 Times More Than Coal Cost of electricity in the province will increase slightly to a maximum of about 1% of a typical household's bill, then decline steadily as the initial contracts work their way through the system.

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 Has generated an estimated $9 billion in investments in areas such as design, manufacturing, construction and engineering in its first year  Expected to bring in 50,000 new green jobs to Ontario over the next 3 years Green energy & economy act